AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
National Highways Limited awarded a highway surface-work call-off under a framework for the A46 Hartley Bends northbound and southbound route, MP 3.7–5.1. The published award names HEIDELBERG MATERIALS LIMITED as supplier and states a value of £625,711.18.
Published outcomeAward record active; award dated 17 September 2026 and published on 15 October 2026.
Market significanceA £625.7k selective framework call-off for highway surface work, with a short published delivery period.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HEIDELBERG MATERIALS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-fc9bc7e4-179f-4086-a8b6-01ceaebb075a-1 · 625711.18 GBP · verified; awarded
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Verified company name supplied for source supplier "Heidelberg Materials"; the award names that supplier and records £625,711.18.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice_type and award document description.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award status is "active".
Award date
99% confidence17 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-17T00:00:00+01:00.
Published date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-15T10:53:43+01:00.
Published contract period
98% confidence18 September 2026 to 12 November 2026
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Award and tender contractPeriod fields.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£625,711.18
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Award value amount 625711.18 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceSingle published award to the named supplier
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One award is supplied, with one supplier and a single award value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence17 September 2026, 12:00 (+01:00)
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Tender tenderPeriod endDate.
Award date
99% confidence17 September 2026
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Award date field.
Published contract start
98% confidence18 September 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate.
Published contract end
98% confidence12 November 2026
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Award contractPeriod endDate.
Award notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award document datePublished.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
96% confidenceA46 Hartley Bends NB & SB MP 3.7–5.1 RS
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Published process and tender title/description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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mainProcurementCategory is "works".
CPV classification
99% confidence45233210 — Surface work for highways
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Tender classification and supplied primary classification.
Lot structure
99% confidenceNo lots supplied
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Lots array is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
Delivery locations
92% confidencePublished delivery coverage lists United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man and Rest of the World
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Tender item deliveryAddresses.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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procurementMethod is "selective".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethodDetails.
Competition information
99% confidenceBidder count, evaluation method and scores are unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SME suitability flag
96% confidenceYes
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published period
98% confidence18 September 2026 to 12 November 2026
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Award contractPeriod.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Signature/conclusion evidence
99% confidenceNo explicit signature or contract-conclusion evidence supplied
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The data contains an active award and published contract period, but no signature field or contract document.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceThe requirement was placed as a framework call-off rather than an open procurement.
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procurementMethodDetails: "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Published duration
94% confidenceApproximately 56 days from the stated start date to end date
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Published contract period runs from 18 September to 12 November 2026.
Award timing observation
99% confidenceThe award notice was published after the stated contract start date.
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Published start is 18 September 2026; notice publication is 15 October 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified legal supplier identity available
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Verified company name HEIDELBERG MATERIALS LIMITED and company number 09313107 supplied.
Lot and value detail
99% confidenceNo lot information or lot-level value breakdown supplied
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Lots array is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
Commercial detail
99% confidencePricing breakdown, bid count, scores and award rationale are not supplied in the published notice
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Delivery geography quality
95% confidencePublished delivery geography is broad and includes multiple territories; a specific worksite is not supplied in the structured location data
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Tender deliveryAddresses list broad geographies, while the title identifies A46 Hartley Bends.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not provide bid counts, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing detail.
- No lot titles, lot allocations or lot-level values are supplied.
- No explicit signed-contract or contract-conclusion evidence is supplied.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
- Structured delivery locations are broad and do not identify a precise site.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
National Highways LimitedHEIDELBERG MATERIALS LIMITEDA46 Hartley Bendshighway surface workframework call-offContracts Finder£625,711.18
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the A46 Hartley Bends contract?
The published award names Heidelberg Materials; the verified legal supplier name is HEIDELBERG MATERIALS LIMITED.
What is the published award value?
£625,711.18.
What is the published contract period?
18 September 2026 to 12 November 2026.
What procurement route was used?
A selective call-off from a framework agreement.
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